31. Interpretation

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—

“Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law” means the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka Law, No. 4 of 1978 ;

“Ceylon Electricity Act” means the Ccylon Electricity Act,

(Chapter 205) ;

“Ceylon Electricity Board Act” means the Ceylon

Electricity Board Act, No. 17 of 1969 ;

“Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Act” means the Ceylon

Petroleum Corporation Act, No. 28 of 1961 ;

“Code of Criminal Procedure Act” means the Code of

Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979;

“electrical energy” means cnergy which is generated, transmitted, supplied or used for any purpose other than the transmission of a message ;

“National Environmental Act” means the National

Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980;

“Nuisances Ordinance” means the Nuisances Ordinance

(Chapter 230) ;

“Penal Code” means the Penal Code (Chapter 19) ;

“person” includes any body of persons, corporate or unincorporate ;

“petroleum” means petroleum and includes any product, or by-product which may be derived, purchased, prepared, developed, compounded, made, or manufactured, from hydro-carbons or hydro-carbon compounds, and any inorganic and natural or synthetic organic compound or mixture which has been used or is being used or is intended to be used as agricultural chemicals of whatever description for the purpose of destroying, inhibiting or controlling the action of plant or animal pest and fungus growth and to increase the productivity and quality of plant life ;

“petroleum product” means petrol, kerosene, auto diesel, heavy diesel, furnace oil, liquid petroleum gas or aviation turbine fuel ;

“Petroleum Products (Regulation and Control of Supplies)

Act” means Petroleum Products (Regulation and

Control of Supplies) Act, No. 34 of 1979.

“Minister” means the Minister in charge of the subject of

Power and Energy.